chernoff says: "we have very stringent gun control laws in the state of new york."> store manager andy chernoff says the weapon you're lookint at... is called an ar-15.. similar to the one police say james holmes used one police say james holmes used along with a shotgun.. and 2 along with a james holmes used one police say james holmes used along with a shotgun.. and 2 handguns.. during the deadly shootings in colorado... chernoff says: "except this gun is not an assault weapon.. it does nt have a telescopic site. it does not have a bayonette lug." without those features.. it's not technically an assault weapon... it is illegal to buy and sell assault weapons in new york, new jersey and connecticut --- but they are ok to buy in colorado. mccarthy says: "we as legislators don't do enough to stop this kind of gun violence." representative carolyn mccarthy's husband was killed and son wounded in a mass shooting on long island 3 railroad before she was in the wake of the colorado shooting she's joining the with other elected officials -- including mayor bloomberg call